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former congresswoman, gabby giffords, is meeting with families of the 26 school attack victims. meantime, the school's children head back to class for their second day today in a new building, amid very tight security. abc's amy robach reports. >> reporter: officials say the buses were packed, and attendance was high, as nearly 500 sandy hook students returned to class for the first time. >> most of the kids were excited. seeing friends they haven't seen in awhile. they were anxious to get into the hallways and meet up with the other kids. and you could see the teachers had the same response. >> reporter: but for many parents, it was a difficult, emotional day. we were with erin milgram and her first grader, lauren, as they prepared for school. >> we just try to focus on the happy things. we really have no idea what we're doing. >> reporter: during the shooting, lauren's teacher hid her 15 students in a tiny bathroom. erin was one of many parents who stayed at school with their children. have you thought about next week and what each day may bring? will it get easier? >> i hope
former congresswoman, gabby giffords, is meeting with families of the 26 school attack victims. meantime, the school's children head back to class for their second day today in a new building, amid very tight security. abc's amy robach reports. >> reporter: officials say the buses were packed, and attendance was high, as nearly 500 sandy hook students returned to class for the first time. >> most of the kids were excited. seeing friends they haven't seen in awhile. they were anxious...
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kelly is the husband of former congresswoman gabby giffords who survived an assassination attempt. coming up why kelly is saying this is not about the second amendment. >>> bp has been ordered to pay $4 billion in criminal fines and penalties for the 2010 gulf oil spill. a federal judge in new orleans approved the plea deal yesterday. it's the largest criminal penalty in u.s. history. the company faces billions of dollars more in civil penalties. >>> the state of california is expected to fine chevron today for the richmond refinery explosion last august. that fire sent heavy smoke in the air. making some 15,000 people sick. cal osha oversees -- show on paid $10 million so far. the company hopes to return the refinery up to speed by march. >>> time now 5:04. new this morning in less than two months from right now, toll takers on the golden gate bridge will be replaced. ktvu claudine wong is at the golden gate bridge toll plaza right now where a new automated is is being tested today. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: that is right, dave, good morning. testing is under way right
kelly is the husband of former congresswoman gabby giffords who survived an assassination attempt. coming up why kelly is saying this is not about the second amendment. >>> bp has been ordered to pay $4 billion in criminal fines and penalties for the 2010 gulf oil spill. a federal judge in new orleans approved the plea deal yesterday. it's the largest criminal penalty in u.s. history. the company faces billions of dollars more in civil penalties. >>> the state of california is...
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giffords shooting and the gabby giffords group itself and so you have the money part. the other thing is to seize the moment part and you have to say that a moment after someone has gone in with semiautomatics, and gunned down first graders in a classroom has got to set the table for a moment in which -- which the message of some kind of gun safety gun control might be more persuasive. so sure it can and should have an impact. >> jennifer: well, so let's talk about what is going on in texas. first of all what can you tell us about steve and amber, the democratic donors based in texas. do you know about them? >> oh, sure. they are big democratic contributors in the state of texas, and there are very few democratic candidates in texas to give money to. all of the office holders at the state-wide level are republicans, but they are major contributors for barack obama, went after rick perry a couple of years ago, ran an ad chiding perry, daring perry to engage his democratic opponent in debate. ran full page ad with a picture of perry on it with the word coward on it. and
giffords shooting and the gabby giffords group itself and so you have the money part. the other thing is to seize the moment part and you have to say that a moment after someone has gone in with semiautomatics, and gunned down first graders in a classroom has got to set the table for a moment in which -- which the message of some kind of gun safety gun control might be more persuasive. so sure it can and should have an impact. >> jennifer: well, so let's talk about what is going on in...
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you might remember it was two years ago today that a gunman shot at gabby giffords. and shot her in the head. this was during a tucson political event where six people were killed, 12 others were wounded. one of the people wounded was ron barber, gifford's aide. he was elected to fill her seat on capitol hill and is kind enough to join us by telephone now. thanks so much for being with us today. i really appreciate this. could you lay out more for me about this new initiative? >> good morning. i'm sorry. i wasn't able to hear you well. could you say that again? >> sure, congressman barber, give me a few more fuller details about gabby giffords and her husband's news initiative they are laying out today? >> from what i understand, their goal is to engage the country in a reasonable and rational conversation about gun violence and how it might be prevented in the future. and also to do what they can do raise public awareness about the issue. so i welcome what they're doing. i think it's important that we have more and more people involved. i've seen a groundswell of in
you might remember it was two years ago today that a gunman shot at gabby giffords. and shot her in the head. this was during a tucson political event where six people were killed, 12 others were wounded. one of the people wounded was ron barber, gifford's aide. he was elected to fill her seat on capitol hill and is kind enough to join us by telephone now. thanks so much for being with us today. i really appreciate this. could you lay out more for me about this new initiative? >> good...
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pam, first tell me about gabby giffords. she's taking on this initiative, you know, she's in favor of gun rights, so she's not extreme in any way. do you think that she will be able to get something done? is she the right person to help lead this cause? >> i can't think of anyone better to lead this cause. she's experienced gun violence, as i have, firsthand, and we know that the pain and the suffering is not only for the person that was shot, but their family, their community. gabby is absolutely the right voice to have in this discussion. >> after what happened to you in tucson, did you think that some kind of gun legislation would at least be introduced in congress? >> well, i certain hoped at least there would be a conversation. as we saw from the last presidential campaign, the world gun could not even be uttered. it seems that our elected officials are afraid to even bring up the discussion. that's changed in the last few weeks, especially after the horrific shooting in newtown, but will it face away? i am hoping that
pam, first tell me about gabby giffords. she's taking on this initiative, you know, she's in favor of gun rights, so she's not extreme in any way. do you think that she will be able to get something done? is she the right person to help lead this cause? >> i can't think of anyone better to lead this cause. she's experienced gun violence, as i have, firsthand, and we know that the pain and the suffering is not only for the person that was shot, but their family, their community. gabby is...
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i want to stick with the moment that was so powerful on the floor when gabby giffords. you said there is preparation that takes place behind the scenes. this is something you can talk to no one else can. what does it take for her to get out there? what preparation is involved? >> for example, gabby had an opportunity to give her first speech about six weeks ago now to an organization of speech pathologists and professionals. it was a five-sentence speech. she had to memorize it. she was able to deliver it. she practiced it for me when i saw her in washington. she did a fantastic job. today you can see she knew it well enough to recite it and was also reading it for guidance. for her to get to that moment it takes a tremendous amount of rehearsal and practice. gabby has the courage. you can clearly see the resolve. i think it's really important to note. she's not just reading that statement in a rote way. you could hear the emotion and the power behind the statement she was making because she feels strongly about this. we have to make sure we deal with reducing gun viole
i want to stick with the moment that was so powerful on the floor when gabby giffords. you said there is preparation that takes place behind the scenes. this is something you can talk to no one else can. what does it take for her to get out there? what preparation is involved? >> for example, gabby had an opportunity to give her first speech about six weeks ago now to an organization of speech pathologists and professionals. it was a five-sentence speech. she had to memorize it. she was...
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i'll quote something that gabby gif giffords wrote. in response to a horrific series of shootings that has sewn terror in our communities, congress has done something quite extraordinary, nothing at all. now the former congresswoman who nearly died in that tu socson shooting is out to change that. americans for responsible solutions. in is an effort to raise money and laws for gun control. since tucson, there have been 11 more mass shootings. the couple spoke with abc's diane sawyer. >> we saw you in newtown. how was newtown? >> tough. >> it brought back a lot of memories about what that was like for us, two years ago today. and you hope that this kind of thing doesn't happen again. but you know what -- i have a gun, gabby and i are both gun owners. we are strong supporters of the second amendment. but we have got to do something to keep the guns from getting into the wrong hands. >> when it can happen to children, in a classroom, it's time to say -- >> enough. >> enough, she says. those two are not the only ones to use a tragedy in tu
i'll quote something that gabby gif giffords wrote. in response to a horrific series of shootings that has sewn terror in our communities, congress has done something quite extraordinary, nothing at all. now the former congresswoman who nearly died in that tu socson shooting is out to change that. americans for responsible solutions. in is an effort to raise money and laws for gun control. since tucson, there have been 11 more mass shootings. the couple spoke with abc's diane sawyer. >>...
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the newtown families, gabby giffords and mark kelly, folks in aurora, i -- you know, the power of these victims' families that could have on this political debate don't underestimate them. >> i know he was a hero to both of you. first to you. chuck todd, this is such a horrible loss. talk to me about what it takes and what that book means to all of us. >> well, i mean, look, when i first read the book in 1992 and you couldn't put it down. it was to me like the waet way to find out how -- what made -- how to figure out what makes pole tigs tick. i know chris is that way too. these folks that want to seek power, that want to run government, ewe just trying to figure out who they are, and he did this in a way that many of us, i think, have always been tempted to try to strive for. he set a bar so high. i don't think anybody has even come close to meeting it. in many ways maybe they never will because of just the nature of what we do to politicians and how politicians scrub their own backgrounds to this day, but it was -- that book, you know, if you -- if you finish reading that book and yo
the newtown families, gabby giffords and mark kelly, folks in aurora, i -- you know, the power of these victims' families that could have on this political debate don't underestimate them. >> i know he was a hero to both of you. first to you. chuck todd, this is such a horrible loss. talk to me about what it takes and what that book means to all of us. >> well, i mean, look, when i first read the book in 1992 and you couldn't put it down. it was to me like the waet way to find out...
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it's important, keep him and gabby giffords and the kids in newtown, keep them in the spotlight. let them have the platform they want. the only way anything happens on the gun violence prevention front is if the intensity level remains on the side of people looking to change the status quo. you know, you know on the side of the nra and extremists on that side, there is already the intensity. it's always been there. they care about this. it's often their top issue. and for those who want to change and have some common sense solutions about high-capacity magazines and other provisions, you've got to fight that intensity with intensity of your own. >> but i -- you know, i agree with your assessment about the intensity, about the emotion. but still even in the face of it -- and mark you were there, you can speak to this. the nra not giving an inch. wayne lapierre got in a heated exchange with senators durbin and leahy over background checks. and he made clear the nra would not give an inch on that issue. let's watch. >> we got to get in the real world on what works and what doesn't w
it's important, keep him and gabby giffords and the kids in newtown, keep them in the spotlight. let them have the platform they want. the only way anything happens on the gun violence prevention front is if the intensity level remains on the side of people looking to change the status quo. you know, you know on the side of the nra and extremists on that side, there is already the intensity. it's always been there. they care about this. it's often their top issue. and for those who want to...
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congresswoman gabby giffords was there. >>> and severe weather in parts of the south has claimed the life of at least one person. a man in nashville died overnight when the shed he was in was crushed by a fallen tree. the same storm system is expected to be here. storm team 4 tom kierein is back with an update in just a few minutes. >>> and we could be up for severe storms later today. even more changes could be in store for the end of the week. nbc's tom costello has a look at what's causing it all. >> reporter: would you believe this is january in chicago? shorts, t-shirts and no shirts. >> end the january, in the heat of winter, to be out here running without a shirt, it's great. >> reporter: in fact, it was warmer in the windy city than it was in phoenix on tuesday as chicago broke a 99-year record for this date in the low 60s. >> the a little weird but nice. >> reporter: but for washington, it was even warmer. the white house, capitol and national mall, all basking under 70-degree skies. >> it's one amazingly nice yummy day out here. >> reporter: across a large section of the co
congresswoman gabby giffords was there. >>> and severe weather in parts of the south has claimed the life of at least one person. a man in nashville died overnight when the shed he was in was crushed by a fallen tree. the same storm system is expected to be here. storm team 4 tom kierein is back with an update in just a few minutes. >>> and we could be up for severe storms later today. even more changes could be in store for the end of the week. nbc's tom costello has a look...
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giffords, a victim of gun violence. and is expected to speak sass well. >>> new orleans is beefing up security ahead of sunday's big game. 1300 federal agents and 3600 extra state troopers have been added. today, nfl officials will hold a news conference with homeland security secretary janet napolitano. and happy birthday to marcus mumford of mumford and sons. he tushs 26 today. old man. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments on those stories and the best political analysis on msnbc. and tonight, be sure to watch "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. microsoft founder bill gates opens up about his charity, family and the future. and liza minnelli and cast of cabaret reunite to celebrate the film's 40th anniversary. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, sports and more. i'm richard lui along with bill karins. thanks for watching "early today." this, your first stop of the day t
giffords, a victim of gun violence. and is expected to speak sass well. >>> new orleans is beefing up security ahead of sunday's big game. 1300 federal agents and 3600 extra state troopers have been added. today, nfl officials will hold a news conference with homeland security secretary janet napolitano. and happy birthday to marcus mumford of mumford and sons. he tushs 26 today. old man. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments on those stories and...
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gabby giffords has balanced a group. even pro-gun right democrat senator harry reid is in a "different place on gun control." today, new york governor andrew quo moe called on his state to approve the toughest gun laws in the nation in a bold statement. and here is governor christie. >> would you support a federal ban on assault weapons? >> depends on what they do. >> why not just say yes or no? >> because it's not that easy. i know in a short interview, you'd like for me to give you quick answers. but these are complicated answers. and i'm willing to have that conversation. that's a lot more than a lot of other people are willing to say. >> this is different. and what's more? a brand new poll shows that there is a 10 point net decline in the nra's favorability. since the disastrous press conference where their solution to call for more guns. now is the time for movement. we've seen too many tragedies. with momentum on our side, it's time to act. >> joining me now is david price, vice chair for prevention task force. and
gabby giffords has balanced a group. even pro-gun right democrat senator harry reid is in a "different place on gun control." today, new york governor andrew quo moe called on his state to approve the toughest gun laws in the nation in a bold statement. and here is governor christie. >> would you support a federal ban on assault weapons? >> depends on what they do. >> why not just say yes or no? >> because it's not that easy. i know in a short interview, you'd...
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former congresswoman gabby giffords shock at the hearing -- smoke a the hearing calling for -- spoke at the hearing calling for lawmakers to do something. kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom. >> reporter: hi, dave. gabrielle giffords just spoke. it was very brief. we're gonna take a look at the hearing. gab -- gabrielle giffords stepped away from her my my row phone. five people are scheduled to testifying including mark kelly. giffords and kelly have been pushing for tighter gun control and they are getting help from dianne feinstein. also testifying today, wayne la pierre. he wants lawmakers to stop pushing law restrictions and deal with the mental health and school issues. gun owners fear their second amendment rights could be violated. we'll continue listening in on this hearing. we'll have testimony for you when i see you next hour. kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> later this morning, two conservative action groups are holding a news conference right outside of senator dianne feinstein's office showing their opposition to the assault weapons band. the
former congresswoman gabby giffords shock at the hearing -- smoke a the hearing calling for -- spoke at the hearing calling for lawmakers to do something. kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom. >> reporter: hi, dave. gabrielle giffords just spoke. it was very brief. we're gonna take a look at the hearing. gab -- gabrielle giffords stepped away from her my my row phone. five people are scheduled to testifying including mark kelly. giffords and kelly have been pushing for...
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gabby giffords launches a new effort on the second anniversary of the shooting that left her wounded. one of 19 people shot during a political meet and greet at a tucson shopping center. six people died, including a 9-year-old girl. the country has witnessed 11 more mass shootings since then. 11 more. no action by congress, she says. today she and her husband, mark kelley, unveiled a website called americans for responsible solutions. they say it's designed to promote a national conversation on preventing gun violence. and to raise money to balance the gun lobby's influence in the debate. after almost to years after the revolution that swept egypt's hosni mubarak out of power, egyptians are dealing with aftermath of all of that. one thing that has changed more, people have guns. and there is more serious crime. here's ian lee in cairo. s. >> reporter: gunfire outside the presidential palace in cairo last december, a fight between opponents and supporters of morsi. business owner ali witnessed the chaos unfold. reports from that night say both sides were shooting at each other. >> i sa
gabby giffords launches a new effort on the second anniversary of the shooting that left her wounded. one of 19 people shot during a political meet and greet at a tucson shopping center. six people died, including a 9-year-old girl. the country has witnessed 11 more mass shootings since then. 11 more. no action by congress, she says. today she and her husband, mark kelley, unveiled a website called americans for responsible solutions. they say it's designed to promote a national conversation on...
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first was yesterday's two-year anniversary of a the tucson shoot that nearly killed gabby gifford. she and her husband have announced americans for responsible solutions, aimed at offsetting the nra's influence in american politics. today and tomorrow have some high-level meetings on tap for washington. vice president joe biden will meet with victim's groups and gun safety organizations at 11:00 this moraling and tomorrow, sitting down with other groups. >> it is not a problem that can be solved by any specific action. it's a problem that encompasses issues of mental health education, as well as access to guns. >> majority leader harry reid could change his stance on gun control. he is a long-time supporter of gun owners' writes and slipped am provision, now in the afterman of the newton shooting the adviceor says reed is in a different place. cuomo is unravelling al package of gun control laws in his state of the state speech. new york is one of seven states that already has a ban soon some type of weapons. cuomo says that has more holes than swiss cheese. more richard fowler on t
first was yesterday's two-year anniversary of a the tucson shoot that nearly killed gabby gifford. she and her husband have announced americans for responsible solutions, aimed at offsetting the nra's influence in american politics. today and tomorrow have some high-level meetings on tap for washington. vice president joe biden will meet with victim's groups and gun safety organizations at 11:00 this moraling and tomorrow, sitting down with other groups. >> it is not a problem that can be...
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. >>> we begin with breaking news from gabby giffords. two years ago today, she was shot with so many others in a tucson parking lot. since then, there have been 11 mass shootings in america, including the tragedy in newtown, so fresh in our minds. after visiting the families in newtown, gabby and her husband, mark kelly, sat down in an exclusive interview to announce a new national initiative to prevent gun violence. >> we saw you in newtown. how was newtown? >> tough. >> it brought back a lot of memories of what that was like for us some two years ago today. and you hope that that's -- this kind of thing doesn't happen again. but you know what? it does happen again. >> reporter: gabby giffords, somber, yet resilient. opening up for the first time about the horror at sandy hook elementary school. she and her husband, mark kelly, spent a day with some of the victims' families. >> first couple we spoke to. the dad took out his cell phone and showed us a picture of his daughter. and i just about lost it. >> reporter: the couple told diane t
. >>> we begin with breaking news from gabby giffords. two years ago today, she was shot with so many others in a tucson parking lot. since then, there have been 11 mass shootings in america, including the tragedy in newtown, so fresh in our minds. after visiting the families in newtown, gabby and her husband, mark kelly, sat down in an exclusive interview to announce a new national initiative to prevent gun violence. >> we saw you in newtown. how was newtown? >> tough....
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former congresswoman gabby giffords, a victim of gun violence herself. she met with the local leaders discussing gun control and of course mental health issues. the congresswoman retired last year to focus on her recovery. she still has some trouble walking though. giffords was one of 19 people shot in a political rally in arizona in 2010. >>> take a look at this. this is the president as he learns about that tragic shooting in newtown. he's called the death of the 20 children and six adults, quote, the worst day of his presidency. the photo was taken by white house photographer pete soeza and released thursday as part of his year end photographs on flicker. >>> we have much more ahead this hour. >> here is a look at what's coming up. >>> partisan, unpopular, ineffective. just some of the words used to describe congress. all morning long we'll go in focus on whether the house of representatives is more like a house of cards. be brave. fight hard. but save a bullet for yourself. that's what one american was taught when he found himself in the middle of th
former congresswoman gabby giffords, a victim of gun violence herself. she met with the local leaders discussing gun control and of course mental health issues. the congresswoman retired last year to focus on her recovery. she still has some trouble walking though. giffords was one of 19 people shot in a political rally in arizona in 2010. >>> take a look at this. this is the president as he learns about that tragic shooting in newtown. he's called the death of the 20 children and six...
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giffords. before testimony began, giffords made a plea for action. >> violence is a big problem. too many children are dying. be bold, be courageous. americans are counting on you. >> kelly followed, arguing for restrictions on magazine clips, enhanced mental health care, and advanced background checks. >> we're both gun owners, and we take that right and the responsibilities that come with it very seriously, but rights demand responsibility, and this right does not extend to terrorists, it does not extend to criminals, and it does not extend to the mentally ill. >> while wayne lapierre struck a posture less combative than previous press conferences, his views remain questionable, calling for an immediate blanket of security at schools, lapierre dismissed universal background checks, saying criminals would never submit to them. chairman leahy pressed lapierre on background checks and whether and how the nra head had changed his mind on closing gun show loopholes. >> should we have mandatory bac
giffords. before testimony began, giffords made a plea for action. >> violence is a big problem. too many children are dying. be bold, be courageous. americans are counting on you. >> kelly followed, arguing for restrictions on magazine clips, enhanced mental health care, and advanced background checks. >> we're both gun owners, and we take that right and the responsibilities that come with it very seriously, but rights demand responsibility, and this right does not extend to...
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former congresswoman gabby giffords meets today with the victims of last month's attack. security was high today. authorities say security will remain high for now and will be re-evaluated each week. >>> u.s. intelligence officials are assessing a new taliban scenario, now that an american drone strike has taken out a top taliban commander in pakistan. his death is seep as a serious blow, because he gave money and weapons to support taliban fighters who attacked u.s. forces in afghanistan. a pentagon official describes him as someone who has a great deal of blood on his hands. >>> from deep inside caves in the taliban territory of afghanistan, a remarkable discovery. israel's national library has unveiled a collection of ancient hebrew manuscripts it just bought. it points to a thriving jewish community in the region about 1,000 years ago. the papers survived because the caves are so dry and so dark. >>> police in florida are asking for help in finding three criminals. they were caught on cameras this past monday as they held up a radioshack in pompano baemp. they fled ou
former congresswoman gabby giffords meets today with the victims of last month's attack. security was high today. authorities say security will remain high for now and will be re-evaluated each week. >>> u.s. intelligence officials are assessing a new taliban scenario, now that an american drone strike has taken out a top taliban commander in pakistan. his death is seep as a serious blow, because he gave money and weapons to support taliban fighters who attacked u.s. forces in...
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giffords. the trio are "the gunfighters." time's executive editor joins us now. as you say the around your editorial table and make this decision, do you have the sense this is a seminal moment in the history of the united states and how it deals with the second amendment or is this a fleeting era that is bouncing off the emotions of some very, very sad news stories of late? >> well, certainly we've all lived through a number of mass shootings. the shooting in newtown does feel like it has moved the national mood a bit on this issue. certainly the muscle that the obama administration is putting behind it and this new coalition, a group of powerful faces, mayor bloomberg, vice president biden, gabby giffords, they want to capitalize on this moment in a way we haven't seen happen in a few years. c >> can we are have some new polls that i mentioned with wolf blitzer? it says 55% of those asked now favor stricter gun control laws. you ad that to a man like justice scalia, who, by all means, people
giffords. the trio are "the gunfighters." time's executive editor joins us now. as you say the around your editorial table and make this decision, do you have the sense this is a seminal moment in the history of the united states and how it deals with the second amendment or is this a fleeting era that is bouncing off the emotions of some very, very sad news stories of late? >> well, certainly we've all lived through a number of mass shootings. the shooting in newtown does feel...
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gabby giffords, a congresswoman, can be shot in the head, nothing happens. a temple can be shot up, a movie theater, now a school. we've seen almost every aspect of american life destroyed in this way and nothing gets done. >> except, i mean, it would be a step forward, but i fear that it would be not a spur to more action but a substitute. we'd settle down. and it seems to me that if we have car control, if we have -- there are five pages of osha regulations on ladders in america. which kill 300 people. so why can't we get serious regulations -- >> i can't buy six packets of sudafed at my local walmart, but i can buy an ar-15. >> in much of america to adopt a pet you have to have a home visit, yet you can buy a weapon on the secondary market without any kind of background check. we have all kinds of regulations on cars to make cars safe. and people don't see that as a threat. so why can't we begin to have the same kind of public health approach, not to ban guns, but to make them a little bit safer in american homes? >> and harder to get, the more extreme va
gabby giffords, a congresswoman, can be shot in the head, nothing happens. a temple can be shot up, a movie theater, now a school. we've seen almost every aspect of american life destroyed in this way and nothing gets done. >> except, i mean, it would be a step forward, but i fear that it would be not a spur to more action but a substitute. we'd settle down. and it seems to me that if we have car control, if we have -- there are five pages of osha regulations on ladders in america. which...
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six dead, a dozen injured including then congresswoman gabby giffords. she and her husband used this day to try to prevent more gun violence. >> i have a gun, gabby and i are both gun owners. we are strong supporters of the second amendment. but we have to do something to keep the guns from getting into the wrong hands. >> anybody who is crazy enough to commit a crime will be able to get their hands on a gun. there's 350 million guns in private owners hands. >> reporter: this 25-year-old who didn't want to be identified was at tanyon sports in martinez today buying her first gun. >> it's mainly for safety and protection of the home. >> reporter: store owner ron kennedy says talk of new laws has increased business. figures show last year seven all time record in california. almost 818,000 guns sold. up 36% in one year. >> in the 50 states we're in the top three of the strictest regulations. >> reporter: everyone we talked to here said government should not just look at guns but everything from mental health to teaching conflict resolution at schools. joe
six dead, a dozen injured including then congresswoman gabby giffords. she and her husband used this day to try to prevent more gun violence. >> i have a gun, gabby and i are both gun owners. we are strong supporters of the second amendment. but we have to do something to keep the guns from getting into the wrong hands. >> anybody who is crazy enough to commit a crime will be able to get their hands on a gun. there's 350 million guns in private owners hands. >> reporter: this...
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giffords has been. the shooter in tucson showed up with two thirty three round magazines one which was in his nine millimeter unloaded the contents of that magazine in fifteen seconds very quickly it all happened very very fast before it first bullet went into gabby's head but what number thirteen went into a nine year old girl named christina taylor green who was very interested in democracy and our government and really deserved a full life could made it to advancing those ideas if he had a ten round magazine only back up when he tried to reload one thirty three round magazine with another thirty three round magazine he dropped it. and a woman named patricia mace grabbed it and it gave bystanders a time to tackle him i contend if that same thing happened when he was trying to reload one ten round magazine with another ten round magazine meaning he did not have access to a high capacity magazine and the same thing happened christina taylor green would be alive today i start going to disagree with mark
giffords has been. the shooter in tucson showed up with two thirty three round magazines one which was in his nine millimeter unloaded the contents of that magazine in fifteen seconds very quickly it all happened very very fast before it first bullet went into gabby's head but what number thirteen went into a nine year old girl named christina taylor green who was very interested in democracy and our government and really deserved a full life could made it to advancing those ideas if he had a...
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six dead, a dozen injured including then congresswoman gabby giffords. she and her husband used this day to try to prevent more gun violence. >> i have a gun, gabby and i are both gun owners. we are strong supporters of the second amendment. but we have to do something to keep the guns from getting into the wrong hands. >> anybody who is crazy enough to commit a crime will be able to get their hands on a gun. there's 350 million guns in private owners hands. >> reporter: this 25-year-old who didn't want to be identified was at tanyon sports in martinez today buying her first gun. >> it's mainly for safety and protection of the home. >> reporter: store owner ron kennedy says talk of new laws has increased business. figures show last year seven all time record in california. almost 818,000 guns sold. up 36% in one year. >> in the 50 states we're in the top three of the strictest regulations. >> reporter: everyone we talked to here said government should not just look at guns but everything from mental health to teaching conflict resolution at schools. joe
six dead, a dozen injured including then congresswoman gabby giffords. she and her husband used this day to try to prevent more gun violence. >> i have a gun, gabby and i are both gun owners. we are strong supporters of the second amendment. but we have to do something to keep the guns from getting into the wrong hands. >> anybody who is crazy enough to commit a crime will be able to get their hands on a gun. there's 350 million guns in private owners hands. >> reporter: this...
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giffords will visit the site of the shooting to the students who attended the school attended the hearing. the bus ride to school for sandy hook students is now 6 mi. longer than but this is an important part of the journey. it is a healing shelf so it is supposed to heal us. she heard the gunshots on the school was changed forever the fourth graders return to school this morning. getting them on the bus for us is moving forward now it's getting back to retain so they get back to that normalcy and start learning again. the road to the new sandy hook elementary school is aligned with signs welcoming the children. most of the kids were excited they had seen friends that they hadn't seen in a while. today was their first day it all together again after 20 of the fellow classmates and six administrators were killed in the shooting. most of the students did come by bus most of the bosses were full police lt. keith white spoke to paris this morning answering questions about security and safety. we want to know that this is a school in the school first where they can come grow up and be with the
giffords will visit the site of the shooting to the students who attended the school attended the hearing. the bus ride to school for sandy hook students is now 6 mi. longer than but this is an important part of the journey. it is a healing shelf so it is supposed to heal us. she heard the gunshots on the school was changed forever the fourth graders return to school this morning. getting them on the bus for us is moving forward now it's getting back to retain so they get back to that normalcy...
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i want to start with you becausas we have seen, former congresswoman gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly this week launching a super pac americans for possible solutions or responsible solutions, excuse me, other interest groups, mayors against illegal guns are led and financed by new york mayor michael bloomberg. they're raising a lot of money. one thing i want to point out is that gabby giffords' new group, the americans for responsible solutions has gotten a $1 million donation from a couple in texas and trial lawyers there who were politically active. do you think this type of money and this type of support can beat the nra at its own game? >> i don't think it's a matter of plague partisan politics or anti-nra. i think every american wants to make sure that we have schools that are safe and that our kids are protected no matter what and any cause, and i don't think it's a matter of liberal, moderate or conservative in this matter because it's about human beings and about americans because american lives are at rick. if any of these groups can find a way for the violence to top
i want to start with you becausas we have seen, former congresswoman gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly this week launching a super pac americans for possible solutions or responsible solutions, excuse me, other interest groups, mayors against illegal guns are led and financed by new york mayor michael bloomberg. they're raising a lot of money. one thing i want to point out is that gabby giffords' new group, the americans for responsible solutions has gotten a $1 million donation from a...
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gabby giffords is lending her influence with the sandy hook shooting. you remember she was severely injured two years ago in a mass shooting. is lance armstrong about to change his story on doping charges? he told associates he's considering admiting to using performance enhancing druggings. but armstrongattorney is denying that report. uma, wouldn't it be incredible i didn't do it and you got the wrong guy, lance armstrong changes the story. it would be and quite a story indeed. >> we'll see if it is born out. >> thank you for that. >> president obama's hawaii vacation is it about to end soon and while the fiscal cliff may be a short-term fince the debt ceiling may be a hurdle between the height white house and gop. joining us is wendall who is traveling with the president. >> the president warned the republicans not to use the fight over the debt ceiling to trigger government spending cuts. but there is it every indication that they will do so . republicans will probably have more leverage than they did in the fight over the fiscal cliff. the problem
gabby giffords is lending her influence with the sandy hook shooting. you remember she was severely injured two years ago in a mass shooting. is lance armstrong about to change his story on doping charges? he told associates he's considering admiting to using performance enhancing druggings. but armstrongattorney is denying that report. uma, wouldn't it be incredible i didn't do it and you got the wrong guy, lance armstrong changes the story. it would be and quite a story indeed. >> we'll...
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i -- i don't know how you could not feel emotion when you saw gabby giffords show up in congress. >> i was just waiting for someone at fox to say she was faking it. >> stephanie: exactly. and i guess that was a surprise appearance to speak to her former colleagues. >> speaking is difficult but i need to say something important. violence is a big problem. too many children are dying. too many children. we must do something. be bold, be courageous americans are counting on you. >> stephanie: you know, we were just talking about this, when she mentioned too many children are dying. it doesn't matter what statistic you look at. how about this one, among the 23 richest countries the u.s. accounts for 83% of child gun deaths. a bill introduced in 2011 would have made it a felony to have a gun that could hold more than ten rounds of ammo. the "new york times" just had a piece about what the cops -- some of the details of what the cops found when they got there. >> i don't want to imagine. >> stephanie: there was a little girl standing alone in a classroom covered in blood she was the only o
i -- i don't know how you could not feel emotion when you saw gabby giffords show up in congress. >> i was just waiting for someone at fox to say she was faking it. >> stephanie: exactly. and i guess that was a surprise appearance to speak to her former colleagues. >> speaking is difficult but i need to say something important. violence is a big problem. too many children are dying. too many children. we must do something. be bold, be courageous americans are counting on you....
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they point out that the gabby giffords shooter used a handgun with a high-capacity ammunition clip and so the assault weapons ban couldn't have done good there whereas their legislation would have. whether there's a political reality seeping into that analysis, we can both assume that there may be. >> jessica, stay with us. i want to bring in dan gross, he's president of the brady campaign to end gun violence. mr. gross, what do you make of what jessica is reporting? >> it's exactly what the -- [ inaudible ] >> sorry. >> it reflects exactly -- >> we're having a hard time hearing you because of the announcement. i know you're on the train. zblae. sorry about that. >> let me bring jessica back and we'll come back to you. hopefully, they will have stopped that announcement. in terms of what could be possible through executive order on this list, i guess some of the information on background checks, perhaps? >> expanding the way background checks -- improving the way background checks are conducted could be done through executive order. making that information more readily available. impro
they point out that the gabby giffords shooter used a handgun with a high-capacity ammunition clip and so the assault weapons ban couldn't have done good there whereas their legislation would have. whether there's a political reality seeping into that analysis, we can both assume that there may be. >> jessica, stay with us. i want to bring in dan gross, he's president of the brady campaign to end gun violence. mr. gross, what do you make of what jessica is reporting? >> it's exactly...
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and look at gabby giffords right there. she's going to join the lobbying effort, as well. >> reporter: that's right. we expect to see gabby giffords and her husband, mark kelly, in the halls of congress, knocking on doors, talking to members, urging them to support the president's proposal. the president will need all the help he can get. democrats in the senate say he probably doesn't have 50 democrats in the senate to support what he has to say. >> the president already said he didn't know how much of this could pass. jon karl, thank you very much. >> that's quite a cover of "time" magazine. >>> now, to the latest on lance armstrong and the fallout after his admission to oprah, that he doped to win the tour de france and other races during his cycling career. well, now, this morning, there are new allegations of rule-breaking from people close to armstrong. people that also claimed that armstrong wronged them. abc's neal karlinsky has the story. >> reporter: on the internet today, they're changing those famous yellow wris
and look at gabby giffords right there. she's going to join the lobbying effort, as well. >> reporter: that's right. we expect to see gabby giffords and her husband, mark kelly, in the halls of congress, knocking on doors, talking to members, urging them to support the president's proposal. the president will need all the help he can get. democrats in the senate say he probably doesn't have 50 democrats in the senate to support what he has to say. >> the president already said he...
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the same day gabby giffords launched a new gun control effort. the white house announced it will accept a white house invitation to discuss gun violence. we will take a look at both sides of the debate as the mayor of tucson, arizona, marks two years since a gunman killed six people and injured dozens of others, including congresswoman giffords. [bell tolls] think courage. think shaun white. think how perfect they'll be for outdoor afts. mr. white. [ male announcer ] they're good for circulation. plus, they're totally practical. yeah, freedom. scan me stride on, pale-legged, short-shorts guy. ♪ humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >> shepard: biden is leading a task force on gun violence and it will hear from the national rifle association. the
the same day gabby giffords launched a new gun control effort. the white house announced it will accept a white house invitation to discuss gun violence. we will take a look at both sides of the debate as the mayor of tucson, arizona, marks two years since a gunman killed six people and injured dozens of others, including congresswoman giffords. [bell tolls] think courage. think shaun white. think how perfect they'll be for outdoor afts. mr. white. [ male announcer ] they're good for...
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gabby giffords came in when she was not expected to, and of course had emotional testimony. and while her husband was testifying we had another shooting. three people shot in phoenix over a dispute, and the list goes on and on. and we had police chiefs coming in saying let's do something about gun control. guess who was not moved by any of this? of course wayne lapierre. >> we support enforcing the gun laws on the books. there are 25,000 violent crimes a week in this country. the innocent are being prayed upon. victims all over the country want to be able to protect themselves. criminals don't obey the law anyway. they get what they want. and in the middle is the hard-working law-abiding tax-paying american. people want to protect themselves. >> cenk: nonsense, he knows that 40% of the sales are done through gun shows or off the internet, so they are not tracked. you know who that helps? the criminals. wayne lapierre and the nra loves that, because that means that the gun manufacturers that fund the nra make a lot more money, and then we're all scared of the criminals and we
gabby giffords came in when she was not expected to, and of course had emotional testimony. and while her husband was testifying we had another shooting. three people shot in phoenix over a dispute, and the list goes on and on. and we had police chiefs coming in saying let's do something about gun control. guess who was not moved by any of this? of course wayne lapierre. >> we support enforcing the gun laws on the books. there are 25,000 violent crimes a week in this country. the innocent...
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. >>> former congresswoman gabby giffords plans to meet with the families of victims of newtown. >>> here we go. if you need help on your picks, let me know. >> are you with that woman there? anybody else want to be sworn in as a senator? >>> a heavy snow. 6 to 8 inches already on the ground. >>> two teenaged boys hanging on for dear life to a dead tree for two hours. dangerous rescue. the boys are now being treated for hypothermia. >>> the final score, 35-17. >> all that -- >> throws it down. >> if you don't like that haircut, you should see my bikini wax. >> -- and all that matters. >> we wonder why don and i weren't invited to it. >> i saw that and i never realized ray romano was bigger than me. >> -- "cbs this morning." >> president obama used a device called the auto pen to sign the fiscal pen because he's in hawaii after that he said this is great day for america and america's future. captioning funded by cbs >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." i'm norah o'donnell. along with anthony mason. charlie and gayle are off. thursday might have been a big day as the 113th congress was s
. >>> former congresswoman gabby giffords plans to meet with the families of victims of newtown. >>> here we go. if you need help on your picks, let me know. >> are you with that woman there? anybody else want to be sworn in as a senator? >>> a heavy snow. 6 to 8 inches already on the ground. >>> two teenaged boys hanging on for dear life to a dead tree for two hours. dangerous rescue. the boys are now being treated for hypothermia. >>> the...
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giffords, you wonder how much progress can be made. it sounds like you're pessimistic about what could be accomplished. >> i was talking to one of the republican women this morning. i asked her, you know, what's going on on your side, she says, i don't think we lose a single vote. i know that at least on the democratic side there will be some who will vote against passing an assault weapons ban, so i thinking it be much more difficult than people realize. and remember a lot of people who come from more comfortable issues with guns be it texas or the south or the midwest, what have you, they come from pretty dominant -- they have easy races. so they probably aren't worried about saying, hey, this is part of what we do and we're not willing to budge. i know, as the economy has gone down there's been more homicides in the area where i live and i see it happening in more places. >>> the president talked forcefully he will not negotiate about the debt ceiling. let me play what one of your republican colleagues told me about that yesterday.
giffords, you wonder how much progress can be made. it sounds like you're pessimistic about what could be accomplished. >> i was talking to one of the republican women this morning. i asked her, you know, what's going on on your side, she says, i don't think we lose a single vote. i know that at least on the democratic side there will be some who will vote against passing an assault weapons ban, so i thinking it be much more difficult than people realize. and remember a lot of people who...
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. >> mark and gabby giffords on "good morning america" today, the second anniversary of the shooting that could have killed her, that i have announced an effort to get politicians to strong up against gun violence. joining me now, gloria allred, buzz bissinger, and abby house abby hunt. buzz, let me start with you. do you believe that sandy hook represents any kind of tipping point in favor of new gun legislation? >> no, i think america is a country that revels in violence, that was born in violence, that loves the image of the frontiers men and the cowboy and having guns. you know, i think there was a lot of protest, i think the only politician that was trying to do anything was michael bloomberg. i don't see president obama doing very much. we had another incident at aurora, colorado, where he did nothing. mitt romney did nothing. it's a ridiculous argument. how can we possibly have assault weapons and why do we need guns? we don't need guns. we have 10,000 murders a year, as you tried to tell that big, fat idiot last night, how many murders were there by gun in england? what, 33?
. >> mark and gabby giffords on "good morning america" today, the second anniversary of the shooting that could have killed her, that i have announced an effort to get politicians to strong up against gun violence. joining me now, gloria allred, buzz bissinger, and abby house abby hunt. buzz, let me start with you. do you believe that sandy hook represents any kind of tipping point in favor of new gun legislation? >> no, i think america is a country that revels in...
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we will also hear from gabby giffords. i think we have pictures coming in from the rimm presentation of the blackberry 10. they have just started. this is what's happening right now. they are introducing the blackberry 10 as we've said all morning, this is do-or-die for research in motion. what are the properties of the blackberry 10? good enough to get them back on to the front burner of the smart phone business? we shall see. when they get the details out, we will bring them to you. >>> jon stewart, al gore, perfect together. joined at the hip of financial hypocrisy. yeah, really. here's my take and the full story. jon stewart was discussing gun control. he's in favor of it. his guest bob costas suggested that violent movies and video games should take some of the blame. that was awkward to say the least because during the preseating commercial break there was an ad for bullet to the head. sylvester stallone's gun violence extravaganza. so the pro gun control jon stewart is sponsored by violent movies. al gore was discus
we will also hear from gabby giffords. i think we have pictures coming in from the rimm presentation of the blackberry 10. they have just started. this is what's happening right now. they are introducing the blackberry 10 as we've said all morning, this is do-or-die for research in motion. what are the properties of the blackberry 10? good enough to get them back on to the front burner of the smart phone business? we shall see. when they get the details out, we will bring them to you....
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not just from michael bloomberg but obviously from gabby giffords' efforts and others. and you're going to see whatever money the nra spends in 2014 you'll see that double, triple, quadrupled from people who support sensible gun control. so what once was the safe vote in a lot of districts is no longer going to be the safe vote. and i can tell you, chris, i know a thing or two about politics. republicans got angry with me over the past year when i told them mitt romney was in trouble. i can tell you something. in 2014 in my district in northwest florida, a district jerry fall wwell called the most conservative in america, there's no doubt this would be the right move for me to run as a fiscally conservative republican, a pro-life republican who has said enough to survivalists and extremists. the second amendment is about protecting our homes and hunting with our friends and family members. it's not about military-styled assault weapons that ended up killing, you know, 6-year-old and 7-year-old kids in connecticut. >> i'm on your side. thank you joe scarborough. and his
not just from michael bloomberg but obviously from gabby giffords' efforts and others. and you're going to see whatever money the nra spends in 2014 you'll see that double, triple, quadrupled from people who support sensible gun control. so what once was the safe vote in a lot of districts is no longer going to be the safe vote. and i can tell you, chris, i know a thing or two about politics. republicans got angry with me over the past year when i told them mitt romney was in trouble. i can...
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and in tucson a small memorial was constructed outside the grocery store where representative gabby giffords was shot and six were killed. for some it's important that the aurora theater remain open. >> somebody was shaking and break down by going to the theater. i don't know what to expect but it's just in my heart. it's important to go back to that place. >> pierce o'farrill still has shotgun pellets in his chest, but he wants to go. wants to face the memories. >> it's just important for me for my healing to go back to that place. i mean i was very very close to death. for me i just think it will be therapeutic. >> it's taken six months for the aurora theater to reopen but sometimes these decisions happen much more quickly. a public meeting is expected to draw hundreds in newtown, connecticut, on friday to help determine the fate of sandy hook elementary. >> thank you. incredible story. >>> in paris this morning, tour de france officials revealed next year's route for the world's most famous cycling race. lance armstrong said he quote, left it all on the table in his interview with oprah w
and in tucson a small memorial was constructed outside the grocery store where representative gabby giffords was shot and six were killed. for some it's important that the aurora theater remain open. >> somebody was shaking and break down by going to the theater. i don't know what to expect but it's just in my heart. it's important to go back to that place. >> pierce o'farrill still has shotgun pellets in his chest, but he wants to go. wants to face the memories. >> it's just...
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gabby gifford's husband, mark kelly, is also expected to testify at the hearing. >>> in trenton, new jersey, authorities are touting the haul of weapons now off the streets thanks to a gun buyback program, bringing in 2600 hand guns. someone even turned in a rocket launcher. the state paid out $324,000 for the weapons, no questions asked. >>> a federal court is upholding san francisco's new nudity ban, so keep it under wraps. a judge ruled the ordinance does not violate first amendment rights. activists challenged the rule arguing the right to strip down is a freedom of expression. the ban covers public areas across san francisco and goes into effect friday. >>> a memento from mickey mantle's baseball career. a special ring has been found. just 536 so-called career rings were made, one for each of his home runs. the one in question belonged to his youngest son and it was stolen from his home in texas in 2007 and resurfaced at a pawnshop in flint, michigan. an appraiser figured it was stolen. the police followed a trail to a guy already in custody for stealing another valuable from ma
gabby gifford's husband, mark kelly, is also expected to testify at the hearing. >>> in trenton, new jersey, authorities are touting the haul of weapons now off the streets thanks to a gun buyback program, bringing in 2600 hand guns. someone even turned in a rocket launcher. the state paid out $324,000 for the weapons, no questions asked. >>> a federal court is upholding san francisco's new nudity ban, so keep it under wraps. a judge ruled the ordinance does not violate first...
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. >>> we all remember gabby giffords testimony on wednesday, but the gun lobby also had a woman to speak for her side of the gun debate and she made quite an impression. >> you are not a woman stuck in her house having to defend her children not able to leave her child, not able to go seek safety on the phone with 911, and she cannot get the police there fast enough to protect her child. and she's not used to being in a firefight. an assault weapon in the hands of a young woman defending her babies in her home becomes a defense weapon, and the peace of mind that a woman has as she's facing three, four, five violent attackers, intruders in her home with her children screaming in the background, the peace of mind that she has knowing that she has a scary looking gun gives her more courage when she's fighting hardened, violent criminals. >> let's bring in msnbc contributor joy reid. so, joy, i want to ask you this question. if guns actually make women safer, then why does research suggest that actually women experience more violent deaths in states where there are more guns? >> right. >> wh
. >>> we all remember gabby giffords testimony on wednesday, but the gun lobby also had a woman to speak for her side of the gun debate and she made quite an impression. >> you are not a woman stuck in her house having to defend her children not able to leave her child, not able to go seek safety on the phone with 911, and she cannot get the police there fast enough to protect her child. and she's not used to being in a firefight. an assault weapon in the hands of a young woman...